"Old Fang...... I heard that three of your protégés are going to take exams. ”

After studying, Zhu Houzhao inevitably talked a few words with Fang Jifan.

"Yes, pointing to them to support the ministers." Fang Jifan lay on the stone table, looking at the composition on the paper, concentrating.

"This palace can provide for you." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "We can study science until we are old." ”

Fang Jifan glanced up at Zhu Houzhao, and lowered his head again: "This is different. ”

"How different." Zhu Houzhao asked.

Fang Jifan said seriously: "Three protégés are equivalent to my three sons, and it is natural for the son to provide for his father's old age." ”

"But we're brothers." Zhu Houzhao smacked his tongue and said angrily: "This palace is very righteous. ”

"I can't say." Fang Jifan shook his head again: "It's better for my son to be reliable." ”

Zhu Houzhao bared his teeth: "This palace also heard that you made a bet with someone and lost." That Tang Yin is Ying Tianfu Xie Yuan. ”

Fang Jifan didn't bird him.

Zhu Houzhao lowered his head and studied his 'science' for a long time: "You said that fireworks can raise artillery into the sky, isn't it, can they raise people to the sky?" ”

Fang Jifan glanced at Zhu Houzhao in shock, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really smart, and he actually thought through the principle of the rocket: "Theoretically, yes." ”

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up: "However, if a person ascends to the sky, will he fall to his death." ”

"It's okay to carry an umbrella for him, in fact, you can let Liu Jin give it a try." Fang Jifan was thoughtful.

Zhu Houzhao became excited: "Okay, this palace can't wait." But...... Can I borrow some money? ”

"Borrow money?" Fang Jifan looked at Zhu Houzhao suspiciously, you tease me so much, you are the prince.

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "My father's monthly allowance is pitiful, and the worship of Zhan Shifu is not less, but sometimes, the palace asks Liu Jin and them to go out to buy some food and come back, who knows, after the winter, the price will skyrocket, Liu Jin said, in the past, a string of sugar gourds, but a few cents, now, but more than 30 wen." ”

Fang Jifan smacked his tongue when he heard it, this is a robbery.

Liu Jin is corrupt?

Zhu Houzhao said: "He said that it was a heavy snowfall for several days, and the production of many vegetables and fruits was reduced, so the price skyrocketed. ”

Fang Jifan suddenly realized that he had wronged Liu Jin, Liu Jin didn't dare to hit Zhu Houzhao's head with his abacus.

As the eldest young master of the Fang family, Fang Jifan is indeed a little uncannibalistic, at this time he remembered one thing, the impact of the Xiaoice River period is by no means just as simple as heating in winter, because the winter is too long, the mid-autumn season has not arrived, and it will begin to snow, such cold weather, which lasts for half a year, crops are bound to reduce production, fortunately, the grain production area of Daming is mainly in the Jiangnan area, where after all, it is in the temperate zone, the situation is slightly better, and the grain can be sent to Jingshi through the Grand Canal, plus the efforts of the Hongzhi Emperor, At the very least, it can ensure the food supply of the military and civilians.

But vegetables and fruits are different, this thing does not have a long shelf life, and now the grain production has been greatly reduced, and it is impossible to encourage them to send a variety of vegetables and fruits to Jingshi, and the area of Jingshi is covered by heavy snow all year round, how can any vegetables and fruits survive.

As a result, even the prices of some fruits and vegetables that are hardy in season have skyrocketed to the point of being ridiculous.

The terrible of this Xiaoice period, later generations may not understand, or even in later generations, with the technical means at that time, it can barely ensure production, but in this era of small farmers, the impact is great, and even the demise of the Ming Dynasty, the contribution of the Xiaoice period is not small, because of this extreme weather, so that in many places in the north, there is no harvest, a large number of people have become displaced people, and the displaced people have accumulated more, and finally converged into a torrent and ravaged the world.

Take a deep breath......

Fang Jifan smelled a business opportunity: "Your Highness, maybe we are going to get rich." ”

"Ah......" Zhu Houzhao looked at Fang Jifan in surprise.

Fang Jifan said: "If at this time, we can grow fresh melons and fruits, are we going to make a fortune?" ”

When Zhu Houzhao heard the word fortune, his blood suddenly burst with excitement.

"Get rich, bring this palace with you...... Fruits...... What fruits can be planted at this time? ”

Fang Jifan squinted, the greenhouse...... Using greenhouses to create a greenhouse environment, what melons and fruits can't be grown?

And at this time, all the people fade out of the mouth, ordinary people's homes are fine, it is good to be able to eat a full meal, but the rich families in this capital are like dogs, and the powerful are all over the place, which mansion does not need to offer a large number of delicacies from the mountains and seas.

What are delicacies from the mountains and seas? The point is that it is rare, for example, the melon eaten in summer, in this season when even vegetables are in short supply, but you can eat a bite, isn't this the delicacies of the mountains and seas?

What is a rich household, a rich household is to eat what others can't eat, and buy what others can't afford.

Take a deep breath: "You have to try it first, the old rule, one person owns half of the shares, but first, we have to study and study first, we need a piece of land, preferably in the city, too far away, not easy to take care of." ”

"Yes." Zhu Houzhao is a very real person, Fang Jifan said that he could make a fortune, so he believed: "In Zhan Shifu, there is land, back garden, go to the back garden, there are many flowers and plants there, and they are all pulled out by Liu Jin." ”

What a spirit!

Fang Jifan likes to cooperate with His Royal Highness the Prince, how to say it, he has identified one thing, everything is crazy, the back garden of Zhan Shifu occupies a huge area, but the flowers and plants there are all planted by countless masters with countless painstaking efforts, a flower and a tree, I don't know how many people's minds have been spent.

That's a garden, no, it should be called a garden!

But...... Whatever, it's not his own garden anyway, what do you care?

The most important thing now is to find a place and try it first, Zhan Shifu is good, the prince is here every day to watch, and he has to come to be on duty every day, which is convenient. Once successful, the acquisition of wasteland near the coal mine came in handy, and the acquisition of wasteland was because it was worried that coal could be mined in that area, so as not to be taken a piece of the pie, but now it can come in handy.

Fang Jifan cheered up: "This is easy to do, from now on, shovel out dozens of acres of land, dig out a kiln, burn bricks, build a greenhouse, and connect the flue, anyway, anthracite is not valuable, heat the flue a little, and cover it with ......"

What else to cover? In this era, there is no transparent plastic sheeting.

Glass is okay, colorless and transparent, and has strong lighting performance, but you can't build a glass workshop because of this experimental field.

The purpose of this field is to verify the feasibility of the greenhouse in the Ming Dynasty, the glass is definitely going to be burned, anyway, the production cost of this thing is low, and it can be used for large-scale planting in the future, and it may be sold with glass.

But now, you can't put that much effort into it.

Fang Jifan squinted and saw the window of the attic hall of Zhan Shifu not far away, this window is made of colored glass, not the paper window of ordinary people, the colored glass is actually glass, but it is not transparent and colorless, to a certain extent, the light transmittance is actually not bad.

That's it.

"That...... The glass window, dismantled down, covered on the greenhouse, and then breeding, this is easy, let's plant watermelons first, let's try it, speaking of which, I want to eat melons. ”

Zhu Houzhao was full of interest, just do what he said, and rolled up his sleeves: "This palace will call the craftsman to come." ”

Making a fortune is Zhu Houzhao's deep injustice, although this loser obviously doesn't know how much it costs for this experimental field, such as the valuable glass, such as the cost of construction, and the precious flowers and plants in the back garden.

Experiments, there is always a sacrifice, and after large-scale planting, the cost can plummet.

Fang Jifan comforted himself like this, so that his conscience was more comfortable.

…………

Spring is coming.

Ouyang Zhi and the three of them can be said to be gearing up.

Over the past few months, they have written an unknown number of articles.

Wait until the ninth day of the second month.

They got up early, but when they saw that their teacher was rare, they also got up early in the morning and waited for them in the front yard.

Ouyang Zhi and the three of them stepped forward and solemnly saluted their teacher.

Fang Jifan glanced at them with relief and said, "Take the test well." ”